It's about time I added one of these! It's a bit brief and I've probably missed a lot of detail but here goes. Up-to-date spec: - Tongs turbos G-spec Hybrid turbo Kakimoto CAT back stainless steel exhaust system Stainless steel CT9 manifold Stainless steel decatHKS actuator J Performance FMIC Blitz Access ECU Sheep dog PROF dump valve CAP 4puk paddle clutch Turbosmart in car manual boost controller JR Racing air filter Walbro 255l/hr fuel pump TRD uprated ignition leads KYB SR special uprated shocks RSR Ti2000 springs (25mm rear, 40mm front) RSR Panhard rod Whiteline anti lift kit and new front bushes 20 groove discs front and back EBC Greenstuff pads front and back Earls brake lines JD tuning C-pillar brace JD tuning lower arm bar Enkei RS Evolution split rims 15" TOM's side skirts TOM's Rear spats TOM's style front bumper JD tuning front and rear tow eyes Custom adjustable OE rear spoiler JD tuning clear reverse scoop Motor meter boost gauge MOMO competition steering wheel Sony Xplod headunit Kenwood KFC-6960ie 3-way 6x9 speakers Air fuel ratio narrowband gauge After owning this for a year : - I decided to buy this in a spur of the moment bid on ebay. This is how it looked when I first got it back in September 2007 It was rough round the edges as you can tell Rear axle was bent Before selling the MK2, I swapped various part over including the exhaust systems. Couldn't bare the noise of the RSR system so stuck with Kakimoto. Then came my obsession with custom front mount set ups - Should have just paid for a proper kit in the first place. The first attempt used a Fiat 20V turbo core, squeezed beside a civic rad. Short piping route, that's for sure but suffered massive heat soak as it was so close to the mani and turbo. It didn't help when the oil filter relocation kit sprung a leak. I was lucky not to have a fire! The second FMIC set up was a lot more sensible but suffered a lot from silicon couplings popping off as the pipes had no swedged ends. First rolling road session was in Feb '08. Managed 155bhp at the wheels at 0.8 bar. I was happy with it but the intercooler piping was leaking and it couldn't reach 1 bar. Off came the TSW Catalyunas and on went a set of 15" OZ racing volcano refurbed in white. I was content with how it looked at this stage and spent a bit of time developing a few JD tuning bits to fund more mods. Then it all went wrong!!!!! After a session at crail, my engine started to become unhappy and after a second rolling road it died. Second run on the rollers and pop goes the weasel! After cleaning up a lot of emulsified oil from the engine bay (and dyno equipment), a compression test revealed cylinder no.3 was gubbed. Later inspection revealed that the sump had all sorts of unwanted material And piston 3 had a hole in it........ More bad luck followed as my run around Civic ESI bought for £300 was stolen from outside my flat. It had the OZ wheels on it. Grrrrr. A year later, the thief was caught. A couple of months later the GT was back up and running in Nov 2008. I ended up buying a low mileage Glanza engine that ended up costing about £200 as the guy had accidently sold me a factory LSD gear box without knowing. He bought it back off me and saved me a few quid. This is how she stood at Xmas 2008 with a set of Ignis wheels to keep me rolling. Then came my new and current wheels â?? Enkie RS Evolution split rims. Fell in love with them as soon as I saw them. Even with the unique colour scheme. Then I got a bit scared! Dropped the sump to check internals and noticed the Rods were thinner than the old GT engine rods. I panicked thinking someone had turbocharged a NA engine. Soon realised that they changed design on the Glanza engines. Phew The 3rd rolling road day took place in Feb 09 where the new engine achieved 222bhp at the fly. (Results were being generous on the day but I like the figure enough to hold onto it)! Then came the JD tuning products developed and fitted. Eventually forked out for a proper intercooler kit in the form of a J Performance number. Highly recommended! A set of genuine Tom's skirts and spats later and this is how it stood in Jan this year Last edition was a clear reverse scoop And most recent pics............ The next mod will be a Tom's front bumper when it has been patched up and painted. My son decided to help mark a few areas for trimming. Don't think he was on the same hymn sheet as me though. Before you ask, the advance in the pics is another project I'm working on.
Anyone on here? First GT I've seen in Glasgow in a long time. You were in the BP garage not far from Ibrox.